Drop dead gorgeous teenage girl shows up for prom in coffin

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Drop dead gorgeous teenage girl shows up for prom in coffin

The Associated Press Published Monday, May 8, 2017 10:52PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, May 9, 2017 11:49AM EDT

Megan Flaherty poses in a prop coffin with her date, Stephen Caldwell, right, and her family friend and funeral director, Dennis McGee, outside her home before the Pennsauken High School junior prom May 6, 2017. (nj.com)

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PENNSAUKEN, N.J. -- A New Jersey high school student who hopes to become a funeral director has surprised her classmates by arriving at her prom

Megan Flaherty says she mainly wanted to have fun while attending Pennsauken High School's junior prom Saturday. The 17-year-old says she checked with her date to make sure he had no reservations about her plans.

Flaherty's open coffin slid out of the back a hearse. She then stepped out of the coffin on the hand of her date and smiled as other prom goers looked on in amazement.

Photos and video of Flaherty's entrance have become an online topic.

Many commenters seem to like the entrance, with some joking Flaherty was "drop dead gorgeous." But others say her actions were insensitive and tasteless.